unit 23

Question 1

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Answer 1

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Question 2

ban

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v. To ban something is to not let people do it. Smoking is banned in this building.

Question 3

cautious

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adj. A cautious person is careful to avoid danger. Be very cautious as you stack those boxes.

Question 4

confess

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V. To confess is to admit a bad or embarrassing truth. The woman confessed that she had stolen the money.

Question 5

cottage

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n. A cottage is a small’ old house in the countryside. My aunt lives in a pretty cottage in the mountains.

Question 6

daytime

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n. Daytime is the time of the day when the sky is light. The kids are only allowed to play outside in the daytime.

Question 7

desperate

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adj. A desperate person will try anything to do or change something. I’m desperate to find a new job.

Question 8

exhausting

Answer 8

adj. An exhausting activity is very tiring. After an exhausting journey’ we finally arrived.

Question 9

fade

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v. To fade is to become quieter or less bright. The piece of cloth I found was old and faded.

Question 10

fierce

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adj. A fierce person or animal is angry or violent. Wolves are fierce animals. Do not disturb them.

Question 11

gamble

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v. To gamble means to play a game that involves winning or losing money. Many people like to go to casinos to gamble.

Question 12

lawn

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n. A lawn is an area covered in grass. My dad keeps the lawn in front of our house very neat.

Question 13

mow

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v. To mow grass is to cut it to make it short. I mow our lawn every weekend.

Question 14

outlaw

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n. An outlaw is a criminal who hides from the police. The police passed out posters of the outlaw to all the people.

Question 15

prospect

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n. A prospect is a possibility that something will happen. He wakes up every morning with the prospect of having a good day.

Question 16

purse

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n. A purse is a bag in which women keep money’ makeup’ keys’ etc. My sister likes to buy designer purses.

Question 17

rod

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n. A rod is a thin stick made of wood or metal. I bought a new fishing rod to use while on vacation.

Question 18

seldom

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adv. Seldom shows that an action doesn’t happen very often. It seldom rains in southern Arizona.

Question 19

shave

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v. To shave means to cut the hairs on one’s face with a sharp tool. My father shaves his face every day because he doesn’t want a beard.

Question 20

terrified

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adj. A terrified person or animal is extremely scared. When I saw the ghost’ I was absolutely terrified!

Question 21

wizard

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n. A wizard is a man who can do magic. The wizard made gold fall from the sky.